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Doine / ד​ו​י​נ​ע

from Zelik / ז​ע​ל​י​ק by Benjy Fox-Rosen

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Shpil du klezmer mir a volekh,
Gelt mezumen, ot o tsol ikh,
Un du poyker poyk bim-bam-
Haynt iz khoge, haynt iz khram.

S'hot der vint gepatsht, geshmisn,
Di tsintsares mikh gebisn,
Zun gebrent mikh un gebrotn-
Nisht keyn vent un nisht keyn shotn.

S'hot geregnt, s'hot geroset,
Nalakes shof hob ikh geposet,
Er hot brinza , shof un vol-
Ikh geblibn hoyl un gol.

Nisht keyn shof un nisht keyn brinza,
Un keyn korme far der mindze,
Saydn nor a grub afn tsvinter-
Iberkumen dort dem vinter.

Shpilt zhe shtarker, hey kapelye,
Shpilt a doine , shpilt a zhelie!
Nisht keyn shof un nisht keyn rinder,
Nor a hungerik vayb un kinder.

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You, musician, play me a volekh,
Earn some money, I’ll pay you soon enough,
And you drummer, drum-
Today is their holiday, today is the harvest festival.

The wind beat me and whipped me,
Mosquitos bit me,
The sun burnt me, roasted me-
No walls, and no shadows.

It rained and it dewed,
I tended his herds of sheep,
He has cheese, sheep and wool-
I remain empty and hollow.

No sheep, and no cheese,
And no feed for the mare,
Only a grave in the churchyard-
To survive the winter.

Play louder, Hey musicians,
Play a doina, play a lament!
No sheep and no cattle,
Only a hungry wife and children.

Translated by Benjy Fox-Rosen with thanks to Sonia Gollance and Itzik Gottesman

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from Zelik / ז​ע​ל​י​ק, released September 1, 2021

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Benjy Fox-Rosen Vienna, Austria

Benjy Fox-Rosen (Los Angeles, 1984) is a singer, bassist and composer based in Vienna, Austria. Fox-Rosen has been commissioned to write works for choirs, artistic interventions, and audio-installations; he has produced two CDs of his own music, both of which were recognized by the Forward in the top-five Jewish music album of the year category. ... more

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